Bachelor of Business in Human Resources Management

With this degree you will be equipped with skills that meet the demands of business including developing communication and engagement skills, building networks, adopting a commercial mindset, understanding project management and mastering critical thinking and problem solving.

Discover what motivates employees and how you can boost performance and productivity in organisations. Learn how to effectively communicate, develop positive employment relations and create environments that help people thrive. Your passion for human resources can take you across industries in Australia and around the world.

The business course includes foundation subjects in the human resource areas of Managing People, Employment Relations, economics, Managing a Global Workforce and Organisational Behaviour.

As a HR major, the analytical and communication skills that you acquire with a multi-disciplinary perspective are useful in many different occupations in the business, banking, IT, HR, financial, government sectors. These occupations range from and are not limited to the following: human resources officer, industrial relations officer, managers, arbitrator, training and development officer, life coach, careers adviser, management consultant, mediator, higher education lecturer, talent agent, management consultant and trade union research officer.

The entry requirements differ from country to country but in general applicants must have satisfactorily completed 12 years of schooling or equivalent
Successful completion of the James Cook University Foundation Program will also satisfy the entry requirement.
Pre-requisite
Successful completion of English Language subject or any language rich subject deemed comparable to Australian standards on a case-by-case basis which includes GCE A level Grade D or higher in English or any language rich subject, GCE AS level Grade C or higher in English or any language rich subject, or GCE O level Grade C or higher in English subject.


English Requirements
Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of IELTS 6 (no component lower than 6.0) / TOEFL (Internet Based) 74 (no component less than 18) / Pearson PTE Academic 52 (no component less than 52), or
Satisfactory completion of James Cook University Singapore English Language Preparatory Program (ELPP), or
Successful completion of other qualifications completed in English Language deemed comparable to Australian standards within the last two years on a case-by-case basis